Commercial Lease Analysis

Catalog description

This course provides an extensive and detailed overview and analysis of the commercial leasing process with a special emphasis on the theory and types of clauses used in a modern leasing transaction. It places leases in context with other commercial contracts, analyzes each of the major leases provisions and then examines leases as financial instruments. Students use financial devices as a tool for understanding leasing economics and participate in a negotiation workshop at the course end.